tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post298791997726620618..comments2023-07-23T10:06:17.267-04:00Comments on Tethyan Books: Read-Along: Red Seas Under Red Skies, Part 2Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-23687743105565053572012-05-08T03:22:12.533-04:002012-05-08T03:22:12.533-04:00Yeah, I can definitely see it as a reference to re...Yeah, I can definitely see it as a reference to reality TV, like Hunger Games. What's even more sickening is that there are people in our world who more or less emulate the Amusement War. Back when I was in undergrad, I remember hearing about something that was disturbingly similar. (I actually found it on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumfights) Thank God they faced some legal repercussions for that, but it's still disgusting that this kind of stuff actually happens.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-22858281900938659782012-05-08T03:13:30.972-04:002012-05-08T03:13:30.972-04:00That would be interesting! I'm getting the im...That would be interesting! I'm getting the impression that there's a lot more to her than meets the eye :).Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-86050017852260243372012-05-08T03:12:43.149-04:002012-05-08T03:12:43.149-04:00Yeah, I agree. Those nobles were born wealthy and...Yeah, I agree. Those nobles were born wealthy and powerful, and probably have had little to no real contact with anyone who isn't wealthy and powerful. In the real world, it seems like it is very easy for people to assume that those who are poor have become so through some personal failing. That way, they can feel assured that poverty is not something that can happen to them, and it's because they're 'better', not just luckier. Maybe in the same way, the nobles in Salon Corbeau think they're better people for having been born into a rich family. In any case, I hope Locke can make the Salon Corbeau nobles remember that they're not invulnerable!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-67114258298175923142012-05-07T10:16:54.229-04:002012-05-07T10:16:54.229-04:00We're of the same mind about the Salon (very s...We're of the same mind about the Salon (very similar answer, actually, promised I didn't peak!). I actually say the Amusement War as Lynch's own Hunger Games :)Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-70967339961389240682012-05-07T04:47:30.890-04:002012-05-07T04:47:30.890-04:00I'm wondering if the woman on board might be M...I'm wondering if the woman on board might be Merrain? I'd certainly like to know more about her...Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-54395094293677972502012-05-06T16:03:11.201-04:002012-05-06T16:03:11.201-04:00I agree with both you and Andrea about the way tha...I agree with both you and Andrea about the way that Salon Corbeau relates to our own society. The comments are eerily similar and show just how out-of-touch with reality the nobility there are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-39036675509706534282012-05-06T09:28:20.980-04:002012-05-06T09:28:20.980-04:00Lynn: Yeah, I would agree that he does seem like ...Lynn: Yeah, I would agree that he does seem like a man that wants to leave a legacy.<br /><br />Genki na Hito: Wow, I had never heard of that! I guess I'm not much of a sailor either. It looks like those Ship's cats were pretty cherished. One of them even has a cat-hammock :).<br /><br />Redhead: Yeah, I know Locke can't right all the world's wrongs (he's just one thief, after all!), but I really hope he ends up paying a second, more disastrous visit to Salon Corbeau. It looks like keeping a Ship's Cat has actually been traditional in reality, I never knew! I wonder if they have a dramamine-equivalent in Lynch's world? The alchemists seem to have so many things, and boats are so central to trade, that it seems like they should.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-43186749527879996152012-05-05T16:43:11.049-04:002012-05-05T16:43:11.049-04:00your comments about Salon Corbeau are spot on perf...your comments about Salon Corbeau are spot on perfect. Yes, Capa Barsavi did some terrible things to people, but it was never for fun. on Corbeau, it's for fun, and that is disgusting. I've worked with a number of underprivileged (read: one step away from homeless) people, and whenever someone says "why don't they just get a job", I want to smack them. grrr. Locke really needs to go back there, just to burn the place to the ground.<br /><br />being another landlubber, I wonder who is crazy enough to keep a cat on a ship? And Maybe Locke can pick up some alchemical dramamine next time he's at the Artificer's Crescent, i think he's going ot need it!Andrea Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289862046162890751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-32890273894796528842012-05-05T15:08:51.744-04:002012-05-05T15:08:51.744-04:00You make a great point about the Bondsmagi leaking...You make a great point about the Bondsmagi leaking info to Locke's enemies. I'm so busy looking at the present threats that I totally ignored the fact that they could do that! I love the fact that they have to have a cat on board the ship. I can see it leading to absolute chaos. <br /><br />I did a search and it isn't as uncommon as I thought...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship's_cat<br /><br />Silly landlubber that I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-29538531939373536612012-05-05T15:06:15.194-04:002012-05-05T15:06:15.194-04:00Yeah, I think the Archon is afraid of losing power...Yeah, I think the Archon is afraid of losing power, he also comes across a little bit as though he wants to make some sort of an impression, like he wants to be remembered years after he passes.<br />Lynn :DLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928865767523025349noreply@blogger.com